The Railways (Alternative Closure Procedure) Order 1994

Made: 8th March 1994

Laid before Parliament: 8th March 1994

Coming into force: 1st April 1994

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 49(3) and 143(4) of the Railways Act 1993¹, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

1

This Order may be cited as the Railways (Alternative Closure Procedure) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 1st April 1994.

2

The railway passenger services provided or operated under or by virtue of the enactments referred to in the Schedule to this Order (being services in relation to which section 37 (proposals to discontinue non-franchised etc passenger services) of the Railways Act 1993 does not have effect by virtue of

• (i) article 6 of the Railways (London Regional Transport) (Exemptions) Order 1994², and

• (ii) article 7 of the Railways (Class and Miscellaneous Exemptions) Order 1994³) are services in relation to which the provisions of Schedule 5 (alternative closure procedure) of the Railways Act 1993 are to have effect.

SCHEDULE

• Avon Light Rail Transit Act 1989⁴

• Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1988⁵

• Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (No.2) Act 1988⁶

• Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1990⁷

• Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (No.2) Act 1990⁸

• Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1991⁹

• Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1992¹⁰

• London Docklands Railway Act 1984¹¹

• London Docklands Railway Act 1985¹²

• London Docklands Railway (City Extension) Act 1986¹³

• London Docklands Railway (Beckton) Act 1989¹⁴

• London Docklands Railway Act 1991¹⁵

• London Regional Transport Act 1984¹⁶

• Midland Metro Act 1989¹⁷

• Midland Metro Act 1992¹⁸

• Midland Metro (No. 2) Act 1992¹⁹

• Midland Metro Act 1993²⁰

• Midland Metro (No. 2) Act 1993²¹

• Tyneside Metropolitan Railway Act 1973²²

• Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Act 1979²³

• Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Act 1989²⁴

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Roger Freeman — Minister of State, — 8th March 1994

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the railway passenger services in relation to which Schedule 5 of the Railways Act 1993 is to have effect. Schedule 5 contains provisions relating to the discontinuance of railway passenger services.

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